Abdul Saboor Qani Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Lieutenant General
Abdul Saboor Qani
Native Name:	عبدالصبور قانع،
Native Name Lang:	fa
Office:	Governor of Herat
Term Start:	15 June 2021
Term End:	13 August 2021
Predecessor:	Wahid Qatali
Successor:	vacant
Office1:	Senior Deputy Minister of the Interior
Term Start1:	18 January 2020
Term End1:	13 June 2021

Abdul Saboor Qani (Dari: عبدالصبور قانع،) is an Afghan politician and former governor of Herat Province. Appointed 15 June 2021,^[1] he was the governor during the 2021 Taliban offensive and surrendered to the Taliban on 13 August 2021 after the Fall of Herat.^[2] The day before, he said that Taliban attacks had been pushed back.^[3] Qani was previously the senior deputy minister for the Ministry of Interior Affairs for a year and a half.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: General Abdusaboor Qani was introduced and took office as Herat Governor. 15 June 2021. 14 September 2021.
2. Web site: 13 August 2021. Taliban Seize Herat City in Western Afghanistan. 31 August 2021. TOLOnews. en.
3. Web site: 12 August 2021. Taliban Attacks in Herat and Badghis Pushed Back: Officials. 31 August 2021. TOLOnews. en.
4. Web site: 15 June 2021. Ghani replaces Wahid Qatali, Saboor Qani appointed as the new Herat governor. 31 August 2021. The Khaama Press News Agency. en-US.
5. Web site: Sajia. 19 January 2020. Abdul Saboor Qane Appointed as Senior Deputy Minister of Interior for Security. 31 August 2021. The Killid Group. en.